Arch Of Different Shapes From Drywall, Manufacturing Methods

2023 Author: Philip Bishop | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-08-25 07:54

• Types of arches by type of construction
• Instructions for making arches
• Frame made of wood
• Metal frame of arches
• Instructions for making a curved arch element

An archway is a great way to decorate a doorway in your home. It can be both an additional and the main element of the interior, while becoming the center of attention. It depends on its type and version. The arch can be made in the old ways, laid out of bricks and then finished with decorative plaster, but there are easier and less laborious methods - a drywall arch. Today it is one of the best options for creating your own exclusive interior in your home. Giving it some kind of fabulousness or introducing a certain harmony.

Plasterboard arches will perfectly fit in the aisles to the kitchen, dining room, living room, and even at the main entrance to the house. In general, wherever privacy is not required. It is quite possible to create such a design miracle with your own efforts, even if you have no experience. It is enough to be able to hold a screwdriver, a spatula and an assembly knife in your hands. In this case, it is not necessary to contact specialists. Do-it-yourself drywall arches will be an excellent initial construction guide that will help you in the further design of your home.

If you have clearly decided to build an acre at home, then you should decide on its type and method of construction. Often it depends on the availability of one or another building material and, of course, the ability to handle them.

Types of arches by type of construction

There are two main types of arches, depending on the type of construction:

1. from a metal profile;
2. made of wood.

Here, preference is given to the material with which you are most familiar and have more experience with it.

Also, there are some types of drywall arches, depending on its shape:

• with a small bend radius;
• with a large radius;
• simple, using one curve;
• complex, with several types of curves and bends;
• symmetrical;
• asymmetrical.

The choice of the type of arch depends on the desired result and the effect it creates. A simple plasterboard interior arch with your own hands will perfectly fit into a calm and simple interior, simply replacing the doors with a rounded opening. The degree of its roundness and symmetry depends on the preference of the owner.

Instructions for making arches

How to make a drywall arch? Before answering this question, let's get acquainted with both types of its design.

Frame made of wood

• The first step is to plan the shape of the future arch directly on the drywall sheet. Its width is enough to draw any shape on it. The design of drywall arches, as mentioned earlier, can be very diverse, which mainly depends on its width and height. If the opening is wide enough, it is better to use a large radius or a rectangular shape with rounded corners. You can use a compass to draw the perfect shape with the correct dimensions. To do this, you do not have to run to a stationery store, it can be constructed from a self-tapping screw, a lace and a pencil. First of all, a rectangle is drawn on the sheet that corresponds to the size of the opening at the current moment. Further, it is necessary to mark the middle on the sheet with a tape measure and screw a self-tapping screw into the mark. The curvature of the arch and its profile depends on the height of this mark. The higher it is towards the arch, the steeper the bend will be. If you need to make an asymmetrical arch from drywall with your own hands, then you should shift the center in the required direction, thereby shifting the slope of the arc. If it is necessary to depict two or more bends, then several centers will be used.
• The next step is to cut out the resulting shapes. It will be better and more agile to do it with a jigsaw, while the sheet must be rigidly fixed so as not to injure oneself and not damage the material.
• Further, the installation of a drywall arch with your own hands begins with the help of wooden bars. First of all, they are attached along the perimeter of the future arch. The cut drywall sheets are mounted to them using self-tapping screws.
• At the next stage, it is necessary to fix the middle parts of the sheets with bars, for this they must be cut into small pieces and attached to the sheets in the radial direction. The bottom sheet of drywall is already attached to them at the end.

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Metal frame of arches

Making a drywall arch with your own hands using a metal profile differs only in the method of fixing the bottom sheet. It is mounted on an arch-shaped profile.

To give the metal profile the necessary curvilinear shape, it is necessary to make cuts at a distance of every 10-12 cm, while it successfully bends in both directions.

Then, using self-tapping screws, the resulting arc is fixed in the lower parts of the frame to the perimeter of the structure. After this procedure, you can proceed to fixing the drywall walls to the metal arc.

But the installation of the arch structure does not end there, because it has no strength. To ensure this, it is necessary to fix the transverse pieces of the profile using the same screws. Their number is proportional to the length of the arch. If it covers an opening of 80 cm, then 5-6 pieces are enough.

In the next step, you can proceed to fastening the lower facing sheet. But if you make a drywall arch with your own hands, then, naturally, it needs to be given the same shape.

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Instructions for making a curved arch element

How to make an arch with your own hands from curved drywall, while making it a perfectly rounded profile? The answer to this question is quite simple and has several ways to solve it:

Notching. This method consists in marking the sheet into perfectly even segments perpendicular to its edges. This can be accomplished using a level, ruler and pencil. Using an assembly knife, cuts are made on one side of the top layer of the paper. This will allow the sheet to bend in the opposite direction, which will give the desired arc.

Making drywall arches with your own hands using this method is a rather painstaking work, so you need to pay maximum attention and caution.

The second method is to soak the sheet and bend it, and then dry it. But this option is only suitable for large bending radii and takes more of your time. But on the other hand, it has a significant difference from the first, which consists in a lower consumption of finishing mixtures to obtain an ideal rounded shape. This video will help you with a selection of ways to bend a sheet of drywall.

If we make a drywall arch with our own hands using the blotting method, then an ordinary chair or stool can be used to give the necessary curvature. And simply putting a sheet on it, slowly lowering the edges to the floor and fixing it in this position while drying.

A curved or cut sheet is attached gradually from one edge to the other. At this stage, the installation of the arch is completed. Then the arch is finished with the obligatory use of building stacks and putty. At the same time, after having covered all the seams and joints.

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